Waikiki trip sends bad message

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Wrong message

When the economy is bad and there are pension shortfalls, scheduling this conference in Hawaii shows poor judgment. William Raggio, General Manager of the Los Angles Fire and Police Pensions, hit the nail on the head when he said going to Hawaii sends the wrong message. That the conference website offers tips on how to justify the trip makes things worse. It's never good when managements behavior says, do as I say, not as I do.

Bill DiMasi

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Of course, this “training” could also take place in California, and quite possibly at a less-swank hotel than the Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach. But heck, only the best for our public servants, eh? This would be bad enough if we did not have pension fund deficits in the millions and billions.